To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that response to the American Community Survey shall be voluntary, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that response to the American Community Survey shall be voluntary, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Immigration, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HE43305CEDB194A78ADF3A85FCD6EEBC7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Community Survey Choice Act or the ACS Choice Act.
- Section H6D2B498A6A7647F19D075D0506C8C941: 2. Voluntary response to American Community Survey Section 221 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d)The penalty...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that response to the American Community Survey shall be voluntary, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Immigration, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 13, United States Code, to provide that response to the American Community Survey shall be voluntary, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
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